Photograph
John Brown's Fort and Portrait of John Brown
| View of John Brown's Fort, built in 1848 and originally constructed for use as a guard and fire engine house for the federal Harpers Ferry Armory in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, then a part of Virginia. A cannon is to the left of the building and three men and one boy stand in front. An inset photograph of John Brown is at the top right. Caption reads: "Harper's Ferry, W. Va." |
| Image ID: | 71451 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Harper's Ferry |
| County: | |
| State: | West Virginia |
| Collection Name: | Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (A6)00742 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| Walter F. Dittmeyer, Harper's Ferry W.Va." |
| Fortification |
| Children |
| Clothing and dress |
| Men |
| Ordnance |
| Signs and signboards |
| Armories |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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